Patents by Inventor Ralph Cooney

Ralph Cooney has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Fire retardant polypropylene
    Patent number: 9394423
    Abstract: A fire retardant material comprising preferably at least 60% polypropylene having a flexural modulus of 2.8 GPa or above and a fire retardancy rating of UL-94 V-1 or better. The fire retardant material is preferably halogen and glass-fiber free. It may contain a fire retardant agent (e.g. a polymeric APP-crystal phase II type fire retardant fire retardant) and a filler. Also methods for producing such a fire retardant material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: Auckland Uniservices Limited
    Inventors: Allan James Easteal, Ralph Cooney, Kaluachchl Gamage Karnika De Silva, Debes Bhattacharrya
  • Polymerization method and product
    Patent number: 9296861
    Abstract: Methods of preparing a polyaniline homopolymer or copolymer comprising at least one carboxylic acid group, and homopolymers or copolymers arising therefrom, the methods comprising: preparing a solution of a polyaniline precursor having at least one aromatic amine group and at least one carboxylic acid group (eg. 2-aminobenzoic acid, 3-aminobenzoic acid or 4-aminobenzoic acid) in a solvent selected from aqueous methanesulfonic acid or aqueous ammonia and optionally one or more additional polyaniline precursors (such as aniline); and oxidatively polymerising the polyaniline precursor or precursors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: AUCKLAND UNISERVICES LIMITED
    Inventors: Sudip Ray, Allan James Easteal, Ralph Cooney
  • POLYMERIZATION METHOD AND PRODUCT
    Publication number: 20140155571
    Abstract: Methods of preparing a polyaniline homopolymer or copolymer comprising at least one carboxylic acid group, and homopolymers or copolymers arising therefrom, the methods comprising: preparing a solution of a polyaniline precursor having at least one aromatic amine group and at least one carboxylic acid group (eg. 2-aminobenzoic acid, 3-aminobenzoic acid or 4-aminobenzoic acid) in a solvent selected from aqueous methanesulfonic acid or aqueous ammonia and optionally one or more additional polyaniline precursors (such as aniline); and oxidatively polymerising the polyaniline precursor or precursors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2012
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: AUCKLAND UNISERVICES LIMITED
    Inventor: Ralph Cooney
  • Conducting polymers and uses thereof
    Patent number: 8378058
    Abstract: A conducting polymer including a conducting linker to connect a probe to the polymer, the linker including an unsaturated organic chain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Auckland Uniservices Limited
    Inventors: Jadranka Travas-Sejdic, Christian Soeller, Hui Peng, Vittorio Capno, Ralph Cooney
  • CONDUCTING POLYMERS AND USES THEREOF
    Publication number: 20090215958
    Abstract: A conducting polymer including a conducting linker to connect a probe to the polymer, the linker including an unsaturated organic chain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2006
    Publication date: August 27, 2009
    Applicant: Auckland Uniservices Limited
    Inventors: Jadranka Travas-Sejdic, Christian Soeller, Hui Peng, Vittorio Capno, Ralph Cooney